Edgar Filing: MURPHY OIL CORP /DE

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Coleman Eugene T

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MURPHY OIL CORP /DE [MUR]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

300 PEACH STREET,Â P.O. BOX 7000

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Executive Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

EL DORADO,Â ARÂ 71731-7000

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	11,594 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Common Stock	1,370	I	Trustee of Company Thrift Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Stock Unit	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	67,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Phantom Stock Unit ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Â ⁽⁴⁾	04/06/2021	Common Stock	25,000	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Phantom Stock Unit	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Â ⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	2,755	$ ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	Â ⁽²⁾	Â ⁽²⁾	Common Stock	33,000	$ ⁽²⁾	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽⁷⁾	02/01/2013	02/01/2018	Common Stock	38,745	$ 58.8392	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽⁷⁾	01/31/2014	01/31/2019	Common Stock	44,280	$ 51.6305	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽³⁾	02/05/2015	02/05/2020	Common Stock	62,546	$ 54.2141	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽³⁾	02/04/2016	02/04/2021	Common Stock	25,000	$ 55.82	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽³⁾	02/03/2017	02/03/2022	Common Stock	57,000	$ 49.65	D	Â
Stock Option ⁽³⁾	02/02/2018	02/02/2023	Common Stock	57,000	$ 17.565	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Coleman Eugene T 300 PEACH STREET P.O. BOX 7000 EL DORADO,Â ARÂ 71731-7000	Â	Â	Â Executive Vice President	Â

Signatures

/s/ E. Ted Botner, attorney-in-fact		12/13/2016
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1 share obtained through the Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated December 6, 2016.
(2)	These Securities generally do not carry a Conversion Price, Exercisable Date, or Expiration Date
(3)	Award granted under the 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(4)	Time-lapse award received on 4/6/2016; payable in stock on 4/6/2021 or forfeited if not with the company at that time.
(5)	Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one (1) share of Murphy Oil Corporation common stock.
(6)	The reported phantom stock units were acquired under Murphy Oil Corporation's excess benefit plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service. The reporting person may transfer the value of his phantom stock units into an alternative investment account at any time prior to settlement.
(7)	Award granted under the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

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